...you can't hide broccoli in a glass of milk.
~Age 7~
...when I wave to people in the country, they stop what
they're doing and wave back.
~Age 9~
...just when I get my room the way I like it,
Mom makes me clean it up.
~Age 13~
...if you want to cheer yourself up, you should try
cheering someone else up.
~Age 14~
...although it is hard to admit, I'm secretly glad
my parents are strict with me.
~Age 15~
...silent company is often more healing than words of advice.
~Age 24~
...brushing my child's hair is one of life's great pleasures.
~Age 26~
...if someone says something unkind about me,
I must live so that no one will believe it.
~Age 39~
...there are people who love you dearly but
just don't know how to show it.
~Age 41~
...you can make someone's day by simply sending them a little card.
~Age 44~
...the greater a person's sense of guilt, the greater
his need to cast blame on others.
~Age 46~
...children and grandparents are natural allies.
~Age 48~
...motel mattresses are better on the side away from the phone.
~Age 50~
...you can tell a lot about a man by the way he handles three things:
a rainy day, lost luggage, and tangled Christmas lights.
~Age 52~
...regardless of your relationship with your parents,
you miss them terribly after they die.
~Age 53~
...making a living is not the same thing as making a life.
~Age 58~
...sometimes life gives you a second chance.
~Age 62~
...you shouldn't go through life with a catcher's mitt on both hands -
you need to be able to throw something back.
~Age 64~
...if you pursue happiness it will elude you. But if you focus
on your family, the needs of others,
your work, meeting new people, and doing the very
best you can, happiness will find you.
~Age 65~
...whenever I decide something with kindness,
I usually make the right decision.
~Age 66~
...everyone can use a prayer.
~Age 72~
...it pays to believe in miracles. And to tell the truth,
I have seen several.
~Age 73~
...even when I have pains, I don't have to be one.
~Age 82~
...people love that human touch - holding hands,
a warm hug, or just a friendly pat on the back.
~Age 85~
...I still have a lot to learn.
~Age 92~
